Mining and Sustainability: A False Dichotomy
Written by Rodrigo Cortés, Senior Mining Lawyer The ongoing reform to Chile’s Constitution has meant that the relationship between Mining and Sustainability in Chile has remained a key point of…
Mining and Sustainability: A False Dichotomy
The International Trademark System: The Madrid System
Written by Anamaria Correal, Trademark Attorney We often speak with clients to reinforce the importance of having good practices in place to protect their intellectual property. For many companies and…
METS: Drafting Contracts for Subcontractors
There are times when mining equipment, technology, and services companies (METS) need to subcontract specific work to other companies. This can be anything from assistance with installations to specific parts/equipment…
METS Practical Advice: Licence Agreements
The intellectual property and technology belonging to Mining Equipment, Technology, and Services (METS) businesses will often be their most valuable assets. It is not at all uncommon for an entire…
Funding your Chilean Entity: Inter Company Loan Agreements
Harris Gomez Group has been assisting companies enter the Chilean and the Latin American region for over 10 years. On many occasions, we work with clients from their initial set…
HGG Chile: Taxation on Payments Made Abroad for Technology and Technical Services
Technology and technical know-how is considered an essential precondition for improving productivity, attaining industrial development and promoting export growth. Therefore, technology transfer is seen as a key element for enabling…
Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager?
Companies that enter Chile tend to start up by having a trusted employee set up the Chilean company and represent the parent entity. These employees are often granted powers to…
Chile Employment: Terminating for Unfair Competition
We mentioned in our previous article Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager? that there are constitutional rights that heavily protect the employee rights. This makes it very difficult to terminate…
Chile Employment: 3 Practical Tips When Hiring a New Employee
In our experience, when assisting foreign clients who are in the process of hiring employees, certain questions and recurring situations seem to arise which often slow the negotiating and signing…